For other uses, see Armenian Legion (disambiguation).
Armenische Legion Armenian Legion
Patch of the legion
Active
4 July 1942 – 8 June 1944
Size
11,600 – 33,000 troops[1][2]
Engagements
World War II
Eastern Front
Commanders
Ceremonial chief
Drastamat Kanayan
Military unit
The Armenian Legion (German: Armenische Legion; Armenian: Հայկական լեգիոն, romanized: Haykakan legion) was a military unit in the German Army during World War II. It primarily consisted of Soviet Armenians, who wanted to fight the Soviets for an independent Armenia and commanded by General Drastamat Kanayan.
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^Ailsby, Christopher (2004). Hitler's Renegades: Foreign Nationals in the Service of the Third Reich. Staplehurst, Kent: Spellmount. pp. 123–124. ISBN 1-57488-838-2.
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